Sale of the Century
1997 · Geffen GFSTD 22243 · York, UK: England
- Artist
- The Seahorses
- Title
- Sale of the Century
- Release
- Love Is the Law
- Year
- 1997
- Label
- Geffen # GFSTD 22243
- Format
- CD · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- York, UK: England
- Songwriter
- John Squire
- Genre
- Rock · Britpop
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — European Songs
"Sale of the Century". Britpop. My Lai.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — My Lai & Lt. William Calley Songs
- "Sale of the Century" - Britpop - My Lai
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: "Step right up now, hurry, hurry, hurry / Come on down and play / Take your seats for the sale of the century / Anything you want we've got it here today / We've got the My Lai Massacre, E-Type Jaguar / Barbie, Ken and Christy Brown / Anne Frank's Diary, DC's Library / And a chunk of the Berlin Wall"
Notes
Track 3 of the UK CD single (28 April 1997); not on the 7" or cassette, so CD is the format for this song.
About the artist
Formed in York in 1996 by guitarist John Squire after leaving The Stone Roses, with Chris Helme, Stuart Fletcher and Andy Watts; one album, "Do It Yourself" (1997), split January 1999. [Source: Wikipedia]
Themes
In collections
European Songs · My Lai & Lt. William Calley Songs · Vietnam as Comparison